George Tooker
British · 1920–2011 · Painter
George Clair Tooker, Jr. was an American figurative painter. His works are associated with magic realism, social realism, photorealism, and surrealism. His subjects are… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Table IIPhillips · $239,400≈ £172,255≈ €200,570Sign up to see
Sleepers IVBonhams · $165,327≈ £134,380≈ €154,714Sign up to see
The Mirror; Night, 1978; 1998Bonhams · $3,840≈ £3,149≈ €3,729Sign up to see
George Tooker’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
20
of 25 offered · 2003–2026
Sell-through
80%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
10 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | 2 | 67% | $202kSign up | $202kSign up | $239kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Tempera | 2 | 2 | 100% | $202kSign up | $202kSign up | $239kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $660Sign up | $660Sign up | $660Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 18 | 14 | 78% | $1.1kSign up | $858Sign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Lithograph | 16 | 14 | 88% | $1.1kSign up | $858Sign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $960Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.